The Marakele National Park in Thabazimbi, Limpopo, is working on acquiring more land to expand its territory, creating employment and business opportunities, according to Sipho Zulu, the park’s hospitality services manager. Zulu, who spoke at a recent media briefing held at the reserve, said the move would enable it to offer new activities, bring more animals, attract more visitors, and create job opportunities. “The park is not generating enough revenue.
We have many plans and priorities, which is why we want to acquire more land so that we can expand it,” said Zulu. He said while the park is currently about 100 000 hectares, management is working on getting an additional 70 000ha. He added that the park was unique because of its range across three Waterberg municipalities, Thabazimbi, Lephalale and Modimolle.
He said the park’s geographical spread serves as an advantage because many tourists use it as a corridor when visiting different areas adjacent to OR Tambo International Airport. Zulu further said the management was negotiating with neighbouring communities and other relevant stakeholders about the plan to secure more land. He revealed the park and local communities had a good relationship.
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“When there are issues or queries from the community, maybe unhappy with what we are doing and things like that, maybe our animals are troubling them, we talk about it. “We always work with the communities to make sure they always benefit from whatever we have.
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